2017 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

Rookie rankings

Vinnie Iyer

Everyone's asking: Who will be 2017's top fantasy football rookies? Vinnie Iyer goes deep into the rankings for potential sleepers, keepers and busts to add to your cheat sheet and be on the lookout for during your draft and on the waiver wire.

Tight end rankings

Matt Lutovsky

You want to see our 2017 fantasy football rankings for tight ends, but you're also scared to look. It's natural. Let us help you navigate fantasy's thinnest position as you prep your cheat sheet for draft season.

Player Updates

Jameis Winston (TB-QB)

Winston completed 21 of 29 passes for 196 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in Thursday's 12-8 preseason win over the Jaguars.

Winston was even sharper than his numbers imply, considering Mike Evans dropped a would-be 43-yard touchdown on a perfectly thrown deep ball in the first quarter. The third-year quarterback managed to lead the Bucs on scoring drives of 11 and 12 plays, respectively, on their first two possessions, and played the entirety of the first half. -- Rotowire.com

Blake Bortles (Jac-QB)

Coach Doug Marrone said Thursday that Bortles is now in an open competition with Chad Henne for the starting quarterback job, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Although Bortles didn't deliver a disastrous final line Thursday, completing 8-of-13 passes for 65 yards with no touchdowns or picks, it clearly wasn't enough to convince Marrone that he's still the definite starter. Whether this is a tactic to light a fire under Bortles or a legitimate start to a competition remains to be seen, but the fact remains that Bortles' stock has never been lower in Jacksonville than it is right now. -- Rotowire.com

Joe Flacco (Bal-QB)

Coach John Harbaugh said after Thursday's preseason game that Flacco (back) will not begin practicing this week, Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun reports.

It has already been determined that Flacco won't see the field in any of Baltimore's preseason games, but the expectation has been that he'd begin practicing at some point to remain on track for the season opener. While Flacco still may be good to go for Week 1, Harbaugh's comments Thursday suggest that his back is still preventing him from getting back on the practice field. -- Rotowire.com

Reynaldo Lopez (-P)

Lopez (undisclosed) was removed from Thursday's game in the fifth inning, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports

Merkin adds that there was a strange sequence in the lead-up to Lopez's removal as the training staff came out for a mound visit, went back to the dugout, then returned after the next batter to pull the young righty from the game. Lopez managed to fan six batters in just 4.1 innings, but his command was erratic as he surrendered four earned runs and also walked four batters. -- Rotowire.com